Radiator hanger



` l1 '853 oct, 18,1927f H. H. CRAWFORD RADIATOR HANGER Filed Feb. 1,1926 Patented Oct. 18, 1927.

HARRY H. CRAWFORD,

or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

RADIATOR HANGER.

Application led February This invention relates to improvements inradiator hangers and it `consists of the matters hereinafter describedandA more par# ticularly pointed out in the appended claims.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a simple and eflicienthanger for supporting heating radiators upon building walls, whichhanger may be readily produced from sheet metal whereby the cost ofmanufacture is greatly reduced.

A further ob'ect of the invention is tov provide a two piece hangerincluding a wall plate anda radiator hub receiving bracket which iscapable of an adjustment with 16 reference to the ,wall plate, wherebythe brackets may be so disposed lto support the radiator for the bestdrainage of the water of condensation therefrom when steam is theheating'- medium employed.

These objects lof the invention, as well as others together' with the,ymany advantages thereof, will more fully appear as I proceed with myspecification.

In the drawings Fig. 1 is a view in side elevation of a radiatorsupported in position upon a build= ing wall by mea-ns of a pair of myimproved` hangers. p

Fig. 2 is a vertical section onl an enlarged scale as taken on the line2-2 of Fig.

Fig. 3 is" another vertical section as taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a perspective View of a wall plate and associated bracketformingone of my improved hangers, showing the relative positions theyoccupy when in use.

Referring now in detail to that embodiment of the invention illustratedin the accompanying drawings, l indicates as a whole one of my improvedhangers which comprises but two parts, namely a wall engaging plate 2and` a radiator supporting bracket 3, both preferably made of sheetmetal of a suitable gauge. The Wall plate is preferably made of stripstock and is much longer than it is wide. Near its top end it isprovided with a hole 4 and its bottom end is bent forwardly at a rightangle to form a toe or flange 5. In said wall plate, below the hole 4 isprovided a relatively narrow, longitudinally extending slot 6. n

The radiator supporting bracket includes a back flange 7 of a widthapproximating that of the wall plate and a three sided body 8 extendingat a right angle to the flange along one edge thereof. Said body alongits CII 1, 1926. Serial No. 85,109.

top edge is of width much greater than the flange but said body is cutaway'from its outer top end corner to its inner lower end corner as bestshown in Figs. 2 and 4. In the top edge of the body bracket, near itsouter end is provided'an upwardlyy opening'l recess 9. In the backflange 7 near its top end is provided a longitudinal slot 10 of adiameter at least equal to that of the hole 4 in the wall plateand belowsaid slot 10 Vis another longitudinal slot 11 Which'is of awidth equalto that of the slot 6 in the! wall i pla-te and with which it coacts aswill later appear. f

In Figs. 1 land 2 lI havel shown two ofmy improved hangers yemployed to'supporta" radiator upon a furred brick Wall `12of a building. During theerection of'such a wall, hook bolts 13 are embedded between two coursesof brick a predetermined dis?" tance apart and at the desired heighttherein, with the threaded end of the bolts pro? jecting far enoughinwardly beyond the fur'- ring strips 14 and lath and plaster finish 15thereon. `When used in connection With a furring strip, lI prefer toprovide a spacing sleeve 16 on each bolt in the plane `of the furringstrip, only one of which is shown in Fig.r2`,' said sleeve being placedon the bolt before the lath and plaster is applied to thev wall. A pairof wall plates is then placed in position with the threaded endof a bolt13 extending, one through a hole 4 in each' wall plate. In publicgarages and similar buildings where plastered walls are necessary, Iapply a plate to each bolt, with the plate directly engaging the innerSurface of the brick wall. In concrete buildings such hook bolts may ormay not be employed and when not employed, I prefer to use expanf sionshells (not shown) embedded in the wall to receive such bolts.

A bracket 3 is then applied to each wall` plate with the threaded end ofthe bolt extending through the slot 10 therein after which a nut 17 isapplied to the bolt end and drawn up tight. Vith the parts in thisposition, portions of the slots 11 in the bracket flanges 7 will overlapportions of the slots 6V in the wall plates Whereafter a spike 18 isdriven through each set of said slots to ente-r the mortar betweencourses ofV brick, as best shown in Fig. 2. It is desirable to positionone bracket on its wall plate, a short distance higher than the bracketon the other wall pla-te sothat when a steam radiator 19.w is hungthereon, itiwillbe tilted toward1itsf'inlet end-for betterdrainafge othe water of condensation therefrom.- Inhanging the radiator tliesame islifted-up` wardly so that the brackets 3 will extend between two of thesections 20--20ofitl1e radiator where the hubs 21 of said sections willseat in the recesses 9vofl saidibraek'etslA and the ktoes .5 of saidwall plates will engage with opposed sides of said sections so that theradiator cannot shift and, at the sametime actsto `holdjthe walltplateagainst' the wall as isapgparent. Shouldfit'be necessary ever to removethe radiator, the' steam pipes are removedv and the radiator litedoPthebrackets.

'My improvedihanger'possesses many advantages. It1nay,be made attarelatively lowcost-i and although itis light inweight it" isA strong andrigid' andwill easily'bear the Ystrain imposed; upgony it in use. The

hangers may be readily installedgandwlien i supporting a radiator are.not so. noticeable as to be objectionable on that account. In

' ther, use ,of}the spacers 16 -in a furred wall,

tlie'danger of cracking the plaster linishis eliminated by 4theimpossibility of,V drawing up the nuts 17 'too tight.v

Whilefin describingmy invention, I have` referred' tofcertain details ofmechanical construction asvwellias form and arrange-- mentot theparts`thereof, the same is` to be takenas by wayfof illustration.onlyl andf'notfby, way of limitation exccptlas may be pointedoutfin the appendedclaims.

I'` claim as m55-invention: 1L4A` radiator hanger embodying` therein,

a.. wall' pllate, and a hanger bracket extend-f ing at, a, rightangltlierefrom and includ-A ing a ilangeforA adjustable engagement withsaid. wall plate, p a: bolt, adapted to, extend" oi said wall plate,Ytherebeing-"aslot intlieV top' end,"oftfsaidbracket"flangel to receive ablolt. which passes throughv saidi wall plate hole'into a1;building'wall, said flange` and wall plates having cooperatings'lotsgbelow thev b'olt` and through which a `member may be positionedin said wall, said1 lian erk bracket having a' recess in its top edge toreceive Ythe .blub portions between adj acent:

sections off the radiator supportedZ by" the` hanger;

In combination with a; urredi and;

plastered" buildingl wall having 'af' bolt 'posii tioned therein,aradia'torhanger compris*- ing, a wall plate adaptedtogengagefagainst'the plaster andfabra'cketplateincludingaf flange tot. engage the. wallplate, saidwall plate andfiange having-openings'therein toi recelve thebolt positionedf il I' said blrildingj wall, a spacing sleeve on theAbolt between thewall plate and wall,"means for operativelyconnectlngsaid wallplate Vand flange together ata point'helow the bolt,anda toc' on said" wall" plate to engagel opposedsur-- faces ofadjacentradiator sections.Y

In testimony whereof, rIhave hereunto set myhand, this 28thdayjofJanuary, 1926',n

HARRYiH. CRAWFORD.v

